We talked genres last week. We dicussed book genres, movie genres, and music genres. In the fourth grade, we are going to read many different book genres. Good readers try out different genres. Good readers realize that different genres have different styles and features. In your future years of school, you are going to have to read many different genres. It is important that we get experience reading those genres now, so that we are prepared for the future!
Here are some genres we'll be reading this year:
- Fiction (Realistic, Fantasy, Historical, Fables, Folktales)
- Non-Fiction (Informational, Functional, Biography, Autobiography, Reference)
- Poetry
- Plays
I'd like you to look closely at this list. How many of these genres look familiar to you? Are there any genres that you don't recognize?
Response questions of the week:
1. Which genre are your especially interested in?
2. Name a title of this genre that you have read and would recommend to others.
3. Which genre would you like to learn more about?
4. In your opinion, why should good readers have experience reading many genres?
1. Which genre are your especially interested in?
ReplyDeleteI love reading realistic fiction. I enjoy reading about characters who are similiar to me and have the same life situation that I do. When I read these types of stories, I find myself making connections all the time!
2. Name a title of this genre that you have read and would recommend to others.
One of my favorite realistic fiction stories is a novel called Stone Fox. It is a story about a little boy and his faithful dog who overcome great struggle. Later this year, I would like to share this GREAT story with you.
3. Which genre would you like to learn more about? I'd like to share more functional text with you and also give you more time to explore reference books.
4. In your opinion, why should good readers have experience reading many genres? Good readers should be able to pick up any text and be comfortable. Sometimes you may have to read genres outside your "comfort zone". I want to teach you how to feel confident about all different types of text.
1. Fiction.
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3. Non-Fiction.
4. To learn about differnt genres and reading the same genre every time you read.
1. Which genre are your especially interested in?
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2. Name a title of this genre that you have read and would recommend to others.
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3. Which genre would you like to learn more about?
fiction
4. In your opinion, why should good readers have experience reading many genres?
so if someone said read this book they would not say i dont this genres
1. Science Fiction
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2 STAR WARS THE VIRGULE DICTIONARY.
3 Fiction
4. because you don't want to learn just learn one thing, reading a variety of books will make you smarter and will help you learn more things about history for school.
1. Which genre are your especially interested in?
ReplyDeleteI like fantasy fiction because I like a story with some action.
2. Name a title of this genre that you have read and would recommend to others.
I would recommend fantasy fiction, like the Magic Tree House series.
3. Which genre would you like to learn more about?
I would like to learn more about fantasy fiction.
4. In your opinion, why should good readers have experience reading many genres?
Good readers should have experience with many genres so that they may be comfortable with any text.
1. Which genre are your especially interested in?
ReplyDeleteNon-Fiction
2. Name a title of this genre that you have read and would recommend to others.
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3. Which genre would you like to learn more about?
Poetry
4. In your opinion, why should good readers have experience reading many genres?
Because you can learn more words by reading.
1. The genre I am interested in is Fiction. I like fiction because it is very intertaining. I can sometimes make self to text connections.
ReplyDelete2. I would recommend reading The Maggic Tree House and the Ghost of Christmas. This story will keep you interested and you will not want to put it down because you want to know what happens next.
3. I want to learn about functional non-fiction. I am not sure what that is but would like to try it.
4. Because you can become a better reader and learn new things.
1. Which genre are your especially interested in?
ReplyDeleteI like realistic fiction, because I like things that could happen to me. I think it is fun to read that genre.
2. Name a title of this genre that you have read and would recommend to others. I read Dear Dumb Diaries and recommend it to others because they are really good books for girls.
3. Which genre would you like to learn more about?
I would like to learn more about and explore the genre of biographies.
4. In your opinion, why should good readers have experience reading many genres?
Readers should be experienced in all genres because during your school years readers will have to do many different projects, reports and papers and should feel comfortable reading all different types of books.
1. I'm intrested in realistic fiction. I just love how most authours make this genre of books very similar to there life.
ReplyDelete2. The dork diaries series because they are just really funny and good.
3. I want to learn more about non-fiction books.
4. Good readers should know genres off the top of their head because they probably would have more experience.
1. Which genre are your especially interested in?
ReplyDeleteI LOVE fantasy fiction! Its so fun when you read all the funny things that happens, plus anything can happen!It doesn't matter if there are flying pigs, or a pillow falls from the sky, because it is always fun(to me atleast) to go inside other peoples imagionation!
2. Name a title of this genre that you have read and would recommend to others. I would recomend a story called, Fantastic Mr.Fox. Its about a faimly of foxes who survive on 3 farmers products. Then the farmers decide to do something about it! So they try to shoot the foxes, and Mr.Fox, his faimly, and the entier forest are forced to live under ground till they starve, and serrender, but theres a little twist at the end. If you like this book, I can see your face when you see the movie.....
3. Which genre would you like to learn more about? Plays. I love to do drama and to preform, but maybe not in public.
4. In your opinion, why should good readers have experience reading many genres? Say if you have a non-fiction, book, and know nothing about that genre, you won't know what to expect!You might even be reading a book way out of your range.
1. Which genre are your especially interested in?Realistic
ReplyDelete2. Name a title of this genre that you have read and would recommend to others. My wiered sckool is what I recommed.
3. Which genre would you like to learn more about? Biography, Autobiography, Reference
4. In your opinion, why should good readers have experience reading many genres?So they can get better jobs.
My favorite genre is realistic fiction.
ReplyDeleteI like "The Old Woman Who Names Things" because she names her car Betsy, her chair Fred, her house Franklin, and her bed Roxanne.
I would want to learn more about Non-Fiction.
When you read different genres you use your imagination in different ways.
1. Which genre are your especially interested in?
ReplyDeleteI am most interested in non-fiction because it gives lots of facts and information for me to learn.
2. Name a title of this genre that you have read and would recommend to others.
I read the book "Oceans" at school. I would recommend it to others because it has a lot of detail.
3. Which genre would you like to learn more about?
I would like to learn more about poetry, I think it is interesting.
4. In your opinion, why should good readers have experience reading many genres?
People should read many genres because it helps them make reading connections and it also helps people learn new things and even new words.
1.Horror
ReplyDelete2.Gossebumps Night Of The Living Dummy
3.Adventure
4.So you can discover other genres that you might like.
1.I am intrested in realistic fiction.I love this genrebecouse the auther can right about there experiances and add some fun to it to make it more enertaining to the reader
ReplyDelete2.i would reccomd diary of a wimpy kid to others becouse it is a kindve a comedy.
3.I want to learn more about mytholgy.its intresting to me becouse i like myths.
4.Good readers should know genres becouse they would have more experiance reading
1. Which genre are your especially interested in?
ReplyDeletefantsey fiction
2. Name a title of this genre that you have read and would recommend to others. how i became a pirate
3. Which genre would you like to learn more about?
movie genre
4. In your opinion, why should good readers have experience reading many genres?
because with out knowing what genre you are reading you will never know what kind of book you are about to get into there fore a good reader should know if not all of them most of them
I like to read fiction.
ReplyDeleteI like to read the type of mystery fiction.
I want to learn more non-fiction
People shoud read different genre to learn more words.
1. Which genre are your especially interested in? I like Non-fiction
ReplyDelete2. Name a title of this genre that you have read and would recommend to others. I would recommend 101 freaky animals because it has all sorts of weird animals.
3. Which genre would you like to learn more about?
I would like to learn more about biology.
4. In your opinion, why should good readers have experience reading many genres? so they can see all the different genres and be better at reading.
1. Which genre are your especially interested in?
ReplyDeleteNonfiction.I like nonfiction because it always makes me wonder if its actually true and it helps me learn new things that i can share with my family and friends.
2. Name a title of this genre that you have read and would recommend to others.
A book that I recommend is "Whats A Primate?" It tells you about how animals like monkeys live, play, eat,and communicate.
3. Which genre would you like to learn more about?
Mythology. I think that would be interesting because it tells you about other ancient culture which sounds fascinating.
4. In your opinion, why should good readers have experience reading many genres?
So that the reader can expand their learning and knowledge.
1. Which genre are your especially interested in is fantasy fiction
ReplyDelete2. Name a title of this genre that you have read and would recommend to others Harry pottr.
3. Which genre would you like to learn more about? realistic fiction
4. In your opinion, why should good readers have experience reading many genres? so thay can learn more
1. Which genre aren your especially interested in? Fiction and fantasy fiction.
ReplyDelete2.name the title of the genre that you have read and would recommend to others? Diary of a Wimpy Kid.
3. Which genre would you like to learn more about? I would like to know about poety.
4. In your opinion, why should good readers have experience reading many genres? To learn more about other genres to develop our reading ability.
1. Which genre are your especially interested in?
ReplyDeleteI love realistic fiction because I end up making lots of connections in the end of the story.
2. Name a title of this genre that you have read and would recommend to others.
I enjoy reading Dork Diaries.They are really good books for young girls.
3. Which genre would you like to learn more about?
I would love to learn more about Non-Fiction.
4. In your opinion, why should good readers have experience reading many genres?
We read different genres To expand our vocabulary.
1.I am especially intrested in non fiction.
ReplyDelete2. I recommend you reading a Pair of Polar Bears. It is about two baby polar bears.
3. I would like to learn more about Mysteries.
4. They would read different kinds of books.
1.Ficton.
ReplyDelete2.Harry Potter.
3.Fantasy fiction.
4.To learn about other genres.
1. Fantasy/Fiction
ReplyDelete2. Harry Potter
3. Functional Non-Fiction
4. In my opinion, I think that they should experience a lot of genres because it makes you smarter.
1. Which genre are your especially interested in?
ReplyDeleteHistorical Fiction
2. Name a title of this genre that you have read and would recommend to others.
Storm Warriors by Elisa Carbone
3. Which genre would you like to learn more about?
Biography
4. In your opinion, why should good readers have experience reading many genres?
It will help them better understand the differences and similarities between genres. Also, they will encounter an wider variety of words that will help build their vocabulary.
1. Which genre are your especially interested in? I like reading fiction stories.
ReplyDelete2. Name a title of this genre that you have read and would recommend to others.
I would recommend reading Kung Fu Pigs because it's funny, and the pigs are attacking wolves.
3. Which genre would you like to learn more about? Science-Fiction fantasy.
4. In your opinion, why should good readers have experience reading many genres?
To get to know all of them and different styles of writing.
1.Nonfiction
ReplyDelete2.Earth-Because it is full of information on earth.
3.Fantasy
4.its fun to learn new things.
1. Which genre are your especially interested in? I usually read mystery and horror books.
ReplyDelete2. Name a title of this genre that you have read and would recommend to others. Anthony Horowitz: Horowitz horrors, is what I would recommend for a person who's in to horror books.
3. Which genre would you like to learn more about? I would like to learn more about mythical books.
4. In your opinion, why should good readers have experience reading many genres? Reading many genres expands your experience in your reading life.
1.The genre I'm interested in is fiction.
ReplyDelete2.I would reconmend Diary of a wimpy kid because it's funny and entertaining.
3.I would want to learn more about realistic fiction.
4.You learn diffrent things in the past time and the different types of stories.
1. Fiction.
ReplyDelete2. Diary of a wimpy kid.
3.Non fiction.
4. good readers might want to write a book about that genre.
1.Realistic Ficton.
ReplyDelete2.Diary of a Wimpy Kid The Last Straw.
3.Realistic fiction.
4.Because the more you read the better student you become.
1.Ficition
ReplyDelete2.Warriors.
3.Fantasy ficition.
4.To learn more aboutother books and genres.
1.fantasy fiction
ReplyDelete2.the three billy goats
3.fiction
4.to get a idea of what they should do
1. fiction
ReplyDelete2. captain underpants
3. Folktales
4. they will learn new words
1.I like poetry.
ReplyDelete2.I like up in the attic.
3.I love history.
4.so they can talk about all different genres and different kinds of people to.
1.Non-Ficton
ReplyDelete2.Stawars
3.Biography
4.To learn about other genres.
1. Poetry
ReplyDelete2. The Little Red Hen
3. Plays
4. They should read many different books.
1. Fantasy fiction
ReplyDelete2.All chapter and novel books.
3.Ficton
4.To learn something new every day they read.
1. Non-fiction.
ReplyDelete2. Presidents of the US.
3. Folktales.
4. To learn about other genres.
1. Ficton
ReplyDelete2. The Magic Tree House books.
3. Biography
4. It will expand your knowldge.
1.I am especially interested in poetry.
ReplyDelete2.Where The Side Walk Ends.
3.I would like to learn more about autobiography.
4.They would learn new kinds of genres.
1. Which genre are your especially interested in?
ReplyDeleteRealistic Fiction
2. Name a title of this genre that you have read and would recommend to others.
Diary of a Wimpy Kid, The Ugly Truth
3. Which genre would you like to learn more about?
Mythology
4. In your opinion, why should good readers have experience reading many genres?
When someone has so much information piled up in their head, you're not going to want them to have it limited to one genre. To be well rounded you're going to need to have more variety of genre.
. Which genre are your especially interested in?
ReplyDeleteMostly non-fiction.
2. Name a title of this genre that you have read and would recommend to others.
Navy Seals is about what navy seals do.
3. Which genre would you like to learn more about?
fantasy.
4. In your opinion, why should good readers have experience reading many genres?
It will help them understand the meaning of that geres.